Category Archives: Local News

Large Fire In Field Near Dodgeville Extinguished
In Dodgeville, the Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a large fire in a field near Munz Road in Dodgeville Township around 3pm Monday. Mineral Point Fire and EMS along with Dodgevil...
Mark Evenstad Feb 28, 2024

Brush Fire Gets Out Of Control in Iowa County
The Iowa County Communication Center received a report of a brush fire that had gotten out of control and approaching a home on Ihm Road in Dodgeville Township Monday around 5:30pm. Dodgeville Fire an...
Mark Evenstad Feb 28, 2024

Money To Fight Pollution Still Not Released
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers reiterated Tuesday that he will veto a Republican bill that would create grants to fight pollution from so-called forever chemicals and again asked GOP lawmakers to release t...
Mark Evenstad Feb 28, 2024

Email System Compromised, Funds For Dyersville Stolen
Dubuque County officials say that they are investigating what they believe to be the theft of over $500,000 in federal dollars the county allotted to a city of Dyersville project, the payment of which...
Mark Evenstad Feb 28, 2024

New Principal Hired At Kennedy Elementary School
A Western Dubuque High School administrator will serve as the principal at Kennedy Elementary School. Rich Hatcher will serve as principal of Kennedy Elementary starting in the 2024-2025 school year, ...
Mark Evenstad Feb 28, 2024

Dubuque Man Gets Prison Sentence For Possessing Firearms
A Dubuque man who possessed multiple firearms, including one that had a device to convert it into a fully automatic weapon, was sentenced to three years in federal prison. 21 year old Jacqusyn Grubb w...
Mark Evenstad Feb 28, 2024

Dubuque Breaks Two Temperature Records on Monday
Monday's unseasonably warm weather broke Dubuque high-temperature records both for Feb. 26 and the entire month. Officials with the Quad Cities office of the National Weather Service said the temperat...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024

Durango Man Arrested for Eluding & Excessive Speed
Authorities said a man observed driving more than 90 mph on a Dubuque street led law enforcement on a chase last week. 43-year-old Cody J. Brehm, of Durango was arrested at 8:47 a.m. Monday at the Dub...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024

Dubuque Community School Board Names New Preschool
Dubuque Community Schools leaders have selected a name for the district's new preschool center, as design and construction work continues ahead of the facility's planned fall opening. At a strategic p...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024

Dubuque Community Foundation Makes Largest Payout
Nonprofit organizations across the tri-state area this month will feel the impact of nearly $5 million being funneled to various programs. The Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque and its affiliate...
Courtney Chaffee Feb 27, 2024